kleermaker

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • kledermaker (rare, archaic)
  • kleedermaker (obsolete)
  • kleerenmaker (obsolete)
  • klerenmaker (rare)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cledermakere with loss of intervocalic -d-. Equivalent to kleer (singular of plurale tantum kleren) +‎ maker.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkleːrˌmaː.kər/, [ˈklɪːrˌma(ː).kər]
  • kleermaker(file)
  • Hyphenation: kleer‧ma‧ker

Noun

kleermaker m (plural kleermakers, diminutive kleermakertje n, feminine kleermaakster)

  1. tailor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession)

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